Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ha! Just checked the latest BS Photo rankings and it seems Mr. Cassidy is only ranked at #10. Apparently most anonymous voters believed he was related to the late Butch Cassidy or Shawn Cassidy and so his votes were slightly higher than Mrs. Sherman. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kyle Cassidy" Subject: [Leica] Kyle Cassidy Rated Eigth Best Living Photographer > Eight Is not enough: Local Photographer Sues Magazine Over Rating > > By Micky Bling > Inquirer Staff Writer > > For some people being ranked the eigth greatest living photographer is > the dream of a lifetime. Not so for West Philadelphia native Kyle > Cassidy. "I'm going to sue those bastards until they can't afford a > razor blade to slit their wrists with," the controversial photographer > told a collection of reporters gathered on his front steps. "Now get > lost," he added, "before I let the dogs loose." > > Kyle Cassidy's career has been spotted with greatness and controversy. > Largely recognized as the loudest photographer at any party his "work" > has consisted of a bizarre caucophony of subjects that have left many > art critics scratching their heads. 2004's exhibition "Asshats Who > Parked in My Driveway" is a collection of large format photographs of > cars parked illegally in Cassidy's Locust Street driveway and brief > video clips of him dousing them with gasoline and setting them on fire. > "Arson is only the first step, it's only the briefest taste into his > exquisite madness" says Olan Beauchilfarch, the homelss curator of "Art > Beneath The Bridge" who has been displaying works under the 46th street > el stop for fifteen years. Beauchilfafrch has known Cassidy since 1995 > when he himself was a subject of one of Cassidy's photos "Rabbit > Punching Ten Random People". "He came up behind me an punched me in the > back of the head. It was like I'd been hit by a garbage truck. I turned > around and he snapped a photograph of me." Beauchilfarch immediately > asked Cassidy to do a show under the bridge. "The show went really well, > until the cops tore it down and chased us all out. I'd sold a couple of > pieces and pigeons ruined a few others. But it was really the start of a > wonderful friendship." This, though, like many of Cassidy's friendships, > was completely one sided. "I asked if I could sleep under his porch when > it rained. He maced me and took my photo. But, well, it's what you put > up with when you're dealing with geniuses." > > The controversial ranking by Photorama Magazine places Cassidy behind > greats like Sebastian Salgado and James Natchwey and in front of others > like Cindy Sherman and Anne Geddes. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information